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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2000
Ricardo Scott Avila, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Lisa Sobierajski Avila, Clifton Park, NY (US);
William Thomas Hatfield, Schenectady, NY (US);
Brian Peter Geiser, Hartland, WI (US);
Vaishali Vilas Kamat, Waukesha, WI (US);
Todd Michael Tillman, West Milkaukee, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A three-dimensional projection image representing a projection of a data volume at a predetermined orientation, three cut plane images representing respective mutually orthogonal planar cuts through the data volume, a graphical representation of the data volume at that orientation and graphical representations of the cut planes are displayed in spaced relationship. Each of the cut planes has a respective positional relationship to the data volume graphic that corresponds to the positional relationship of the respective cut plane to the data volume. The graphical representations are displayed in different colors. Any one of the four images can be active in the sense that images are reconstructed in real-time as a trackball is moved. Which of the four images is active is indicated by displaying the corresponding graphical representation in a color denoting the active state.